Quaking Aspen: Numerous threats to aspen communities have spurred a resurgence of interest in sound science-based restoration and management practices. Scientists and land managers will discuss the role of climate and fire in shaping aspen forests of the Great Basin, advances in aspen regeneration ecology, and aspen treatments in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Douglas J. Shinneman, Supervisory Research Fire Ecologist, United States Geological Survey - The Role of Climate and Fire in Shaping Aspen Forests of the Great Basin: Altered Dynamics and Management Challenges

Mark Kreider, M.S. Graduate Student, Utah State University - Advances in Aspen Regeneration Ecology

Shelly Deisch, Senior Wildlife Biologist and Public Lands Liaison, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks; David Mallett, Habitat Biologist, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks - Aspen Treatments in the Black Hills of South Dakota